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{{Infobox/Story
|file =
|author = [[Francesca Pallopides]]
|length = 3,831 words
|source = [https://archiveofourown.org/works/80241571 AO3]
|date = March 15, 2026
|timelineplace = 19 BBY
|preceding = ''[[Tales from the Outlander Club]]''
|following = "[[Chrysalis of Fate: Fable Astin's Tale]]"
}}

'''"Squid Lake: The Choreographer's Tale"''' is a short story written by [[Francesca Pallopides]]. It is the first story in the ''[[Tales from the Galaxies Opera House]]'' anthology, and was also the first story released from that collection.<ref name="Discord">Wayne Mann (@mrgentlezombie) on Discord (link), "Here we go everybody https://archiveofourown.org/works/80241571 Opera House is releasing."</ref>

In contrast to the other, plot-centered stories in the collection, "Squid Lake" centers entirely around an interview with the [[Rychu Walwahd|choreographer]] of the [[Squid Lake (opera)|titular opera]].

==Author's summary==
''Rychu Walwahd, the choreographer of the Mon Calamari Ballet, reveals the intentions behind his celebrated production of "Squid Lake" at the Galaxies Opera House.''<ref name="AO3">Author's summary on AO3</ref>

==Synopsis==
[[Mon Calamari Ballet]] choreographer [[Rychu Walwahd]] participates in an interview concerning the background, development, and showing of ''Squid Lake'' at the [[Galaxies Opera House]].<ref name="Squid">"Squid Lake: The Choreographer's Tale"</ref>

==Appearances==
===Arts and culture===
*''[[Brief Reign of Future Wraiths]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi!]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[The Kallea Cycle]] {{Mo}}
*"[[Somewhere in the Dark]]" {{Mo}}
*''[[Squid Lake]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Vissëncant Variations]]'' {{Mo}}

===Characters===
*[[Bann Shoosha]] {{Mo}}
*[[Banu Hydia]] {{Mo}}
*[[Freia Kallea]] {{Mo}}
*[[Palleus Chuff]] {{Mo}}
*[[Palpatine]] <small>(as "The Supreme Chancellor")</small> {{Mo}}
*[[Rychu Walwahd]]<ref name="AO3" />
*[[Sival Brentioch]] {{Mo}}
*[[Unidentified Nautolan stage technician]] {{Mo}}

===Creatures and non-sentient organisms===
*[[Fish]] {{Mo}}
*[[Thinking Clams of Perilix]] {{Mo}}

===Events===
*[[Clone Wars]]

===Factions and organizations===
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] <small>(as "Separatists")</small> {{Mo}}
*[[Galactic Republic]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mon Calamari Ballet]]

===Sentient species===
*[[Aqualish]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mon Calamari]]
*[[Nautloan]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ootoolan]] {{Mo}}
*[[Quarren]] {{Mo}}
*[[Shawda Ubb]] {{Mo}}

===Planets and points of interest===
*[[Core Worlds]] {{Mo}}
*[[Colonies]] {{Mo}}
*[[Coruscant]] {{Mo}}
**[[Calocour Ocean]] {{Mo}}
**[[Coruscant University]] {{Mo}}
**[[Galaxies Opera House]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dac]] {{Mo}}

==Behind the scenes==
A trailer promoting the story was released on March 13, 2026 on the ReExpanded YouTube channel.<ref name="YT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttxk8iVpWY8 "Squid Lake: The Choreographer's Tale" Trailer on YouTube]</ref>

==References==
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